Family | Moraceae |
Scientific name | Ficus virgata Reinwardt ex Blume |
Synonyms | Ficus decaisneana Miquel; Ficus esmeralda F. M. Bailey; Ficus firmula Miquel; Ficus inaequifolia Elmer; Ficus magnifica Elmer; Ficus philippinensis Miquel; Ficus philippinensis Miquel forma magnifica (Elmer) Sata; Ficus philippinensis Miquel forma setibracteata (Elmer) Sata; Ficus pinkiana F. Mueller; Ficus setibracteata Elmer; Ficus trematocarpa Miquel; Ficus virgata Reinwardt ex Blume var. philippinensis (Miquel) Corner |
Common name | (Japanese common name) hama-inu biwa (ハマイヌビワ, 浜犬枇杷 [meaning: coastal inu-biwa (inu-biwa = Ficus erecta Thunberg)]) |
(English common name) none | |
Distribution | (Japan) Kyushu (south of Amami Islands), Okinawa |
(Other nations) Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Pacific Islands | |
Chromosomal number | 2n=26? |
Description | Plants 4-8m tall. Leaves 7-20cm long. Flowers 5-8mm across, flowering in all seasons. Evergreen. Shrub or subarbor trees. |
Reference | Ficus virgata Reinw. ex Blume |
Ficus virgata Reinwardt ex Blume |
July 2008 at Okinawa |
July 2008 at Okinawa |